Studied Fine Arts at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, and at the Düsseldorf Art Academy. Became Master Student of Professor Franz Eggenschwiller in 1989, and received his final degree as Master Student in 1990.

Since then, Christopher Balzer has been a freelance artist in patenting an drawing, as well as instructor in Berlin. Numerous exhibitions at home and abroad, regular working excursions on other continents, as well as contracted work for Land Berlin. Christopher Balzer works and teaches in the studios let to him by the Berlin Senator for Culture.